Sanctions are reported to include a ban on lending to the Russian government by American banks, and restrictions on exports from Russia.
According to Bezpalko, the Russian economy has long adapted to sanctions and can no longer significantly influence sanctions.
“In this situation, President Trump did not want to introduce such measures, hoping that he would somehow manage to resolve relations with Russia. But it is obvious that under pressure from a certain part of the American establishment, he most likely had to introduce this package of sanctions as a concession ... That is, by and large, we have been observing these processes since the beginning of his presidency, and we have already got used to them “, - noted Bezpalko.
The expert added that everything is compounded by the fact that Trump needs to be re-elected.
“In fact, the election campaign has already started. But I must note that the second package of sanctions and, in principle, anti-Russian politics in the background, the third plan, the sanctions war launched by Trump against China, and received the appropriate measures by the Chinese leadership in relation to the American economy and goods, are much larger and more significant, including , for the American economy, ”the analyst concluded.
Earlier, the State Department confirmed the imposition of sanctions in the Skripal case since August 26.